2 Allegedly Tampered With Sex-case Witness Phillipsburg

September 27, 1996|The Morning Call

Two Warren County men have been charged with witness-tampering in a sexual assault case.

Gary Sigman, 40, of Strykers Road, Lopatcong Township; and Kyle Heft, 18, of 15-A Morris St., Phillipsburg, are charged with tampering with a witness and conspiracy, according to the Warren County prosecutor's office.

In addition, Sigman is charged with two counts of contempt for allegedly disobeying a court order forbidding contact with two victims of sexual offenses.

Officials said the victim of the tampering charge is a 16-year-old boy, an alleged victim of a sexual assault by Sigman, who was arrested June 4.

Sigman is charged with several counts of sexual assault, criminal sexual contact and endangering the welfare of a child.

Sigman allegedly assaulted two teen boys in Lopatcong Township between December 1995 and May. He was committed to Warren County Prison under $75,000 bail.

A bench warrant has been issued for Heft, who failed to appear in court Tuesday after his arrest Monday. He had been released on $5,000 recognizance bond.